Natural Resources Forestry Assistant Supervisor

Job Summary

This position was previously announced on 8/2/2025 through 8/22/2025. If you have already applied for this job, you do not need to reapply.

This is the Assistant Area Forestry Supervisor position for the Baudette Administrative Area located at the Williams Forestry Field Station. The Baudette Forestry Administrative area includes an area office in Baudette and a field station in Williams. The Baudette Forestry Area manages over 500,000 acres of public land in Lake of the Woods and Koochiching Counties in northern Minnesota.

This position assists in the management of a Forestry Administrative area by supervising area field support staff (foresters, forestry technicians, seasonal fire staff); directing contract administration (logging, silvicultural work; managing forestry programs at the area administrative level; managing forest resources; and directing/supervising/representing all area operations in the Forestry Area Supervisor's absence.

Responsibilities include:

Supervise area field staff including seasonal fire staff, forestry technicians, foresters, and office support staff to ensure effective management of the state's natural and human resources. Interview and select staff affirmatively; assigning, scheduling, directing and evaluating work performance; approving satisfactory performance salary increases and achievement awards; and disciplining subordinate staff.

Administer, interpret and implement assigned Forestry programs at the area administrative level by interpreting program policy, developing program goals and objectives; managing area field operations; assigning work, inspecting and evaluating program activities; developing alternative work plans to resolve performance issues; monitoring the development of bid specifications and administering contracts; developing program budgets; and solving administrative problems.

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